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  • Actors: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara Hoffman
  • Directors: Brad Silberling
  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 26 Dec 2005
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B00081MWW0
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,059 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Directed by Brad Siberling, LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS follows the Baudelaire orphans--Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and baby Sunny (played by twins Kara and Shelby Hoffman)--as they are followed by the wicked Count Olaf (Jim Carrey). A distant relative and an awful actor, Olaf is determined to claim the fortune willed to Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, whose parents died in a mysterious fire. Enigmatic author Lemony Snicket (Jude Law) recounts the adventures of the three children as they change hands from the conniving Olaf to the reptile-loving Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly) to Aunt Josephine (Meryl Steep), who lives in fear of just about everything. An adaptation that condenses the first three books in the series--THE BAD BEGINNING, THE REPTILE ROOM, and THE WIDE WINDOW--into one instalment, the film captures the darkly humorous tone of the popular children's novels by Lemony Snicket (AKA Daniel Handler). Carrey clearly has fun with his intentionally over-the-top role as the villain, while the young actors embody their resourceful characters wonderfully. The true star of the film, however, may be the production design of Rick Heinrichs (SLEEPY HOLLOW), which creates a visually stunning world filled with gothic mansions and ramshackle houses. By keeping the heart of the eccentric books intact, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS proves to be an usually inventive and quirky Hollywood film.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a character for Jim to get his teeth into., 22 Jan 2006
By Mr. S. D. Downs "SD Downs" (Wolverhmapton, UK) - See all my reviews
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The books this is based on are good. I read a great deal, I'm a librarian for god's sake, and I can tell you these books are good, for kids and for adults who aren't afraid of looking a little silly buying them for themselves.

I was very excited when I heard about the film and wondered who they could get to play all the characters, complete nobodies for the kids (obviously) 'but just lets hope they can act' thought I. But then the biggy, Count Olaf. I couldn't think of anyone, and then I heard that rubber faced Jim Carrey had landed the part and it all clicked into place. Absolutely fantastic casting, it matters not a jot that most of his acting is gurning caricatures. That is what Olaf does; he's a bad actor who thinks he is good.

Overall the film takes on the first three or four books in the series and does a pretty good job of pacing them and not making the film feel rushed like some of the Harry potter films. The children’s acting is pretty standard stuff though the older sister does best. Carrey really is in his element and must be hoping that they green light more films to follow the series, as do I. Good family entertainment, expect no more and get no less.

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